OCCT4273
20 units
4000 level
Course handbook
Description
This is the fourth and final placement courses in the undergraduate occupational therapy program. The course aims to broaden student professional practice experience while assisting them to consolidate their academic knowledge and clinical skills. A block professional practice experience is embedded in this course. Students undertake their placements off campus in a variety of service settings. This is a compulsory programme component and students must pass in order to progress in the Bachelor of Occupational Therapy Programme.
Availability2024 Course Timetables
Callaghan
- Semester 2 - 2024
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate graduate level clinical competence by independently completing each of the learning objectives in all eight domains of the revised version of the Student Practice Evaluation Form (SPEF-R) sufficient to satisfactorily pass their final practice placement.
2. Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of how to assess client needs; identify and prioritize their occupational performance issues; establish clear client-centred goals; select and implement appropriate OT interventions and evaluate and refine their own practice by completing a job application.
3. Demonstrate graduate level clinical reasoning skills through the concise and logical presentation of the decisions made in relation to a chosen practice incident and the robust defence of these during an exit interview.
4. Demonstrate how they have met the Minimum Competency Standards for Graduating OTs, as published by OT Australia (2010), by providing verbal examples and written evidence from their e-portfolio during an exit interview exam.
Content
Each professional practice experience will be slightly different for each student, but all should offer them the opportunity to develop their professional behaviour, self-management skills, co-worker communication, communication skills, documentation, information gathering, service provision and evaluation in accordance with the revised version of the Student Practice Education (SPEF-R).
Review of Progress
This course is a compulsory program requirement and is monitored for academic progress purposes. The course must be completed to progress in the program or meet other program requirements.
Failure or withdrawal from this course will result in students being considered under the Student Academic Progress Procedure.
Requisite
This course is only available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours) program.
Pre-requisite - successful completion of OCCT4163 and OCCT4170.
Assessment items
Professional Task: Placement (Practical)
Interview: Exit Interview: 30 minutes in total.
Proposal / Plan: Job Application
Compulsory Requirements
Compulsory Placement and WHS Requirements:
- NSW Health Verification Requirements - Mandatory NSW Health Verification Requirements must be met.
Contact hours
Semester 2 - 2024 - Callaghan
Lecture-1
- Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 1 week(s) starting in week 1
- Lecture for 2 Hours per Week for Week 1 only. Lecture comprises of a 2 hour briefing session.
Practicum-1
- Face to Face Off Campus 38 hour(s) per week(s) for 10 week(s)
- Practicum for 38 Hours per Week for 10 Weeks.Alternate provisions are made for 1) a part-time placement or 2) a project placement.Reflection on placement workshop*
Tutorial-1
- Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 1 week(s) starting in week 1
- Tutorial for 2 Hours per Week for Week 1 only.
Workshop-1
- Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 1 week(s) starting in week 9
- Workshop for 2 Hours per Week for Week 9 only. Workshop consists of a 2-hour compulsory debriefing session.
Course outline
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